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Says “maintaining peace in the region” is the “greatest common interest” (Eagle News) – China’s President Xi Jinping announced the establishment of the China-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on Monday, Nov. 22, as he vowed China’s commitment to peace and stability in the region. President Xi, during the ASEAN-China Special Summit to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Dialogue Relations on Monday, Nov. 22, recalled how in the past 30 years, China have “cast away the […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Markets were mixed in Asia on Tuesday and the dollar extended gains as investors bet on a quicker pace of monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve after Jerome Powell was nominated to serve a second term as boss and said his goal was to tame the recent spike in inflation. While Powell was widely expected to get the nod from Joe Biden to continue to head the central bank, the […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Israel began rolling out Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11 on Monday, becoming one of a handful of countries to inoculate children so young as it seeks to ward off another pandemic wave. Over the summer, the Jewish state experienced an upsurge in coronavirus infections, fuelled by the Delta variant, and launched one of the earliest campaigns for booster shots. As infections start to creep up again, Prime […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19, Department of Foreign Affairs data showed on Tuesday, Nov. 23. According to the DFA, the additional 171 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 24131. Forty-two more have recovered, pushing the COVID-19 recovery tally to 14227. COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad rose to 1,428 with the addition of one death. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Nov. 23: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to get confirmation of their flights before the travel as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Faroe Islands and The Netherlands are included in the Philippines’ red list, which means travelers from there and who have been […]
The rest of the Philippines affected by easterlies, weather bureau says (Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Cagayan and Isabela, PAGASA said, will have cloudy skies with light rains as a result. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon, PAGASA […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James has been suspended for one game following his bloody clash with Detroit Pistons player Isaiah Stewart, the NBA said Monday. Los Angeles Lakers star James was ejected for only the second time in his career after wildly lashing out at Stewart during Sunday’s victory over the Pistons. Stewart was left with blood pouring from a facial injury following the flashpoint, and needed to be restrained repeatedly by […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — China’s test of a globe-circling hypersonic weapon in July included the unprecedented launch of a separate missile from the ultra-high-speed vehicle, according to the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal. The test showed China’s development of its strategic, nuclear-capable weapons as more advanced than any had thought, surprising Pentagon officials, the two newspapers said. Neither the United States nor Russia has demonstrated the same ability, which requires launching a […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Vital road and rail links between Vancouver and the rest of Canada that were severed by catastrophic floods and mudslides were mostly reestablished Monday, said officials. Air Canada has also significantly increased its cargo capacity into and out of the Pacific coastal city since Sunday to ease major supply chain disruptions. Torrential rains hit the region last week, causing widespread flooding and mudslides that damaged or destroyed roads and bridges, forced […]
Cites UNCLOS, 2016 PHL Arbitral Award to guide ASEAN, China in ensuring peace in South China Sea during ASEAN-China Special Summit (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte condemned the latest action of China where its coast guard vessels blocked and attacked with water cannons two Philippine boats sending supplies and food to soldiers stationed in Ayungin Shoal. “We abhor the recent event in the Ayungin Shoal and view with grave concern other similar developments,” […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The EU’s drug watchdog on Monday said it was evaluating an application by Johnson & Johnson for its Covid vaccine booster shot to be used on people aged 18 and over in the bloc. If approved, the booster will be the third in the 27-nation European Union for adults and will be given at least two months after a first single-shot dose. “EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) will carry out […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French Prime Minister Jean Castex tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday evening, his office told AFP, adding that he would isolate for 10 days while continuing to work. Castex “immediately carried out a PCR test” after finding out that one of his daughters had tested positive, his office said. Castex had been in Brussels on Monday morning, where he met his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo. He was accompanied on the […]
